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About Purbagopalpur Village

Purbagopalpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 624 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbagopalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbagopalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 145.01 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 624
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbagopalpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbagopalpur is the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 145.01 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Purbagopalpur

Purbagopalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purbagopalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbagopalpur from other places

Purbagopalpur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Purbagopalpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Purbagopalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Purbagopalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbagopalpur village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Purbagopalpur village has 624 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbagopalpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Purbagopalpur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbagopalpur covers 145.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbagopalpur falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbagopalpur is Lohapur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Purbagopalpur.

Purbagopalpur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbagopalpur is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 4.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Nalhati II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akalipur (under 2 km), Nagra (1.9 km) and Shimalandi (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purbagopalpur today is likely to be higher.

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